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For the latest product & technical information, refer to the Information Sources on pages 2 and 3.Updated 10/02/01
IBM XSERIES 370
The following sample configurations are for illustration only and may not be suitable for any specific customer installation. Contact your IBM Business Partner or IBM
Marketing Representative for assistance with your specific configuration requirements.
High Availability - Rack
This high availability server is configured to act as the foundation for business critical applications, applications your business cannot afford to be without. The
configuration includes enough disk drives to mirror the operating system and provide a RAID 5 data environment, power supply redundancy by the server and
EXP300 and a UPS for power even during a blackout. A rack mounted tape drive is included to back up that all important asset--data. This server represents the
leading edge in high availability for Intel-architecture servers.
Note: xSeries 370 does not support internal tape drives but does include an external Ultra2 0.8mm VHDCI SCSI connector for attachment of an external tape or tape enclosure. All tape
drives and enclosures are also supported by PCI Wide Ultra160 SCSI Adapter (P/N 19K4646) which has an external 0.8mm VHDCI connector. Select tape drive, enclosure and controller
then use Appendix D: Cables - Storage Units - Controllers to select an appropriate external cable
1. LVD support for LVD devices installed in a NetMEDIA Storage Expansion Unit EL (P/N 3551001) requires replacement of the standard single-ended internal cables with one or more
(depending on configuration) cables from Media Bay Tray and LVD Cable Kit (P/N 10K2340) which contains a single two-drop multi-mode terminated cable. If the standard cables are used
for attachment to LVD devices, single-ended SCSI rules and bus speeds apply.
2. Requires 68-pin External Multimode LVD/SE SCSI terminator (P/N 00N7956).
3. If installed in a rack, a fixed shelf is required. Allow an additional 1U for the fixed shelf. One unit only per shelf is supported.
4. Tape library attributes and prerequisites are located in Appendix B: Tape Library Attributes.
5. Supported only with the 3600 Series LTO Tape Library (rack) (P/N3600R20). Allow one additional EIA space when installing either one or two (maximum) units to accommodate a filler
plate for cable routing. Up to two 3600 Series LTO Drive Upgrade Options can be installed in each module or the module can operate off the LTO drives installed in the LTO tape library.
6. Install in second drive bay of 3600 Series LTO Tape Libraries or in either of the two bays of 3600 Series 2-drive, 20-cartridge Expander Module to increase performance. Includes an LTO
(Ultrium) drive and a one-meter external LVD SCSI cable.
7. Provides a black desktop 133mm (5.25in) half-high (HH) tape enclosure. Connector is configurable as 50-pin Centronix or 68-pin high density. Requires either tape drive self termination
or 68-pin External Multimode LVD/SE SCSI Terminator (P/N 00N7956).
8. NetMEDIA Storage Expansion Unit EL (P/N 3551001) is a black 3U, 19in rack or NetBAY3/3E mountable tape enclosure which includes two full-high (FH) or four half-high (HH) extended
length 133mm (5.25in) bays, two external 68-pin high density connectors and two internal four-drop single-ended terminated 16-bit SCSI cables for device attachment. Two power supplies
and two power cords are also included. Tip: The front rail clips will need to be reversed and screwed in from behind to secure the unit in a 930842x rack.
9. NetMEDIA Systems Management Adapter (P/N 10L7113) may be installed in a 3551001 to provide repeater function, LVDS interface, aggregate cable lengths up to 12m when attached to
an LVD SCSI controller, and auto-termination when the 3551001 is powered off. External connector is 0.8mm VHDCI.
Note: Additional tape attributes can be found in Appendix A: Tape Drive Attributes.
xSeries 370 Sample Configurations
Part Number Description Quantity Usage
8681-2RX xSeries 370 700MHz/2MB, 512MB ECC, Open, 48X, PCI (Rack 8U) 1 Power Redundancy standard
10K2166 Netfinity 8500R 700MHz/2MB Upgrade with Pentium III Xeon Processor 5 Total of 6 SMP processors
10K2335 Netfinity 4X Accelerator Filter 1 Required for greater than 4 processors
10K2337 Netfinity Mezzanine Expansion Kit 1 Required for greater than 4 processors
20L0247 Netfinity 256MB SDRAM ECC RDIMM II 8 Total of over 2GB of memory
28L4454 Netfinity 8500R Memory Expansion Card 1 Enables cache line interleaving
37L7204 9.1GB 10K-4 Ultra160 SCSI Hot-Swap SL HDD 2 NOS mirroring
37L6889 ServeRAID-4H Ultra160 SCSI Controller 1 RAID Controller - NOS plus EXP300
06P3601 10/100 Ethernet Server Adapter 1 -
6331N2N E54 Color Monitor 15in (350mm, 13.8in Viewable Image Size), stealth black 1 -
28L3644 Space Saver II Keyboard 1 -
37L6861 APC Smart-UPS 5000RMB (5U) 1 -
External Storage
3551001 NetMEDIA Storage Expansion Unit EL 1 External Tape Drive Enclosure
00N7990 40/80GB DLT Internal SCSI Tape Drive 2 Installs in 3551001
10K234 0 Media Bay Tray and LVD Cable Kit 1 -
03K9310 2M External Ultra2 SCSI Cable 1 3551001 to onboard SCSI
35311RU EXP300 Storage Expansion Unit 1 Provides additional 14 bays
37L7204 9.1GB 10K-4 Ultra160 SCSI Hot-Swap SL HDD 6 RAID 5 with Hot-Spare in EXP300
Rack Options
9306200 Netfinity NetBAY22 1 Monitor and keyboard mount on top
36L9702 NetBAY22 Rack Extension Kit 1 Required for rear door closure
94G6667 Power Cable - Type A14
(4) 2 -
94G6670 Blank Filler Panel Kit 1 -